INDIA won Inaugural Women's U -19 T20 World Cup

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In the first edition of the Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, India defeated England by seven wickets to win the tournament.

An overview of the news

• Batting first in the final match, England had set a target of 69 runs in front of India and Team India achieved it by losing three wickets.

• For the first time the Indian women's team has been successful in winning any ICC tournament.

• Indian player Shweta Sehrawat scored the most runs in the Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023. She scored 292 runs in 6 matches.

• Maggie Clarke was the top wicket-taker in the tournament with 12 wickets in 5 matches.

Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup

• Host - South Africa

• Event date - 14 January 2023 – 29 January 2023

• Participants - 16 teams

• Player of the match in the final - Tita Sadhu

• Player of the Tournament - Grace Scrivens (Captain England)

• Indian Captain - Shafali Verma